The act of Writing

“In a world of beings who don't exist, who self-destruct and erase themselves, perhaps one should make a valiant effort to at least draw oneself. Maybe that's where all the sex comes from- to feel real.”
― Luisa Valenzuela, Dark Desires and the Others

“Because fear called her by her name. (Her own name, not fear’s name. Fear doesn’t have a name; it’s just the steady beat underneath a smile.)”
― Luisa Valenzuela, Dark Desires and the Others

“The act of writing and the act of love… are one and the same. Equivalent enquiry, similar search.”
― Luisa Valenzuela